I just can not pass up a good deal on sharpening stones! The latest ones are the vintage King Deluxe wet stones on the top left - 800, 1000 and 1200 grit. They are incredible! The bottom middle one is a vintage German Escher slurry stone that I found at an estates sale for I think a dollar or 50 cents. I could not believe what a similar stone was going for on ebay. There is still a very small piece of paper identification on one of the ends of the stone that I sealed over with clear nail polish to preserve. The next 2 above the Escher are slurry stones also but not sure what kind. The microscopic garnets or quarts crystals sparkle really cool in the sun. They along with the hard Arkansas stone ( top 1st one down in the middle ) are my finishing stones. I know there still are a few other stones sitting in various tool boxed or drawers. No pics that does not include the Lansky system , couple sets of crock sticks, large ceramic rod, Makita electric wet sharpener with 3 stones and beater stones if I need to get an edge started on a knife, axe, hatchet or whatever. Post up your sharpening stone collections so I don't feel like I am the only one with this disorder. I think it would be cool to see what you guys have all picked up over the years!
I need to dig, I might know where to start looking, maybe. I saved from my grandpa's estate a sharpening stone. It is coal black and about 3x5x1/2 inches in measurement. If memory is correct it said Eudens and had a design of oak leaves in it. It was almost smooth to the touch. I have always wanted to find someone who could tell me what it really was for. Guessing it was for sharpening or more like polishing a razor, but that is pure guess.
Kinda gives new meaning to the phrase " Like Wow Man, I loved gettin' "Stoned"............................
Not really a sharpening stone but repurposed as one. After I get my basement put back together-long painful $#¡++¥ story- I will need to take pics of this ceramic rod thing for here. Buddy was given some used/replaced rods and I can't remember if it was insulators or in sodium arc lights at a strip mine, but, he gave me one and said they were really pure and expensive alumina ceramic that was very hard and make great finishing hone/steels for knives.
My large ceramic rod 11/16 '' diameter, 18" long, closed on one end and hollow.It mostly only use on larger carving /slicing knives for ham and turkey. For me to get the best hone and angles I place it on a towel and use flat trying to maintain a constant angle. The regular ceramic rods are 5/16 diameter. The second pic is majority of my beater stones. Most are carborundum I really don't like them other than touching up something that is really messed up. I think I picked up the pile in the first pic at an auction for 5 or 8 bucks. The only reason I grabbed the lot is for the hard Arkansas stone. The bottom left block is the one I use for stoning chainsaw chains - the big size keeps the fingers waaaaay far away from the action. The last pic is a few other old stones that were my grandfathers. I remember using them on my first pocket knife when I was little - Small 3 blade Schrade Old Timer which stays in my camp bag. Since I have so many now, I am very selective on picking up other stones unless they are premium like the 3 Kings in the previous pics.
This one came with my manual Vegi slicer when I opened my Subway restaurant years ago. I still have it somewhere.
